"Deserted Chamber", No. 17 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"

Photography and Media

1866

Chas. Waldack
American, active 1860s

Text printed on reverse of stereocard:

“DESERTED CHAMBER,”
Is a dreary looking room about 100 feet in length. The guide in the picture is entering the chamber from the narrow passage beneath the “Giant’s Coffin.” In “Wooden Bowl Chamber” adjoining this apartment a curious looking Indian bowl was found. The Indians used long reeds filled with deer’s fat as torches to guide them through the cave.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: Chas. Waldack
Title: "Deserted Chamber", No. 17 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"
Place: New York (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1866
Medium: Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions: Each image: 7.6 × 7.6 cm (3 × 3 in.); Card: 8.5 × 17.6 cm (3 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Harold Allen
Reference Number: 1976.991
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